Weekend Box Office Predictions: Robert Downey Jr. In ‘The Judge’ To Get Oscar Buzz But David Fincher’s ‘Gone Girl’ Starring Ben Affleck Likely To Remain At Number One

Box office analysts have already begun to make their weekend forecasts and although four new studio films are set to debut this weekend, none are expected to knock David Fincher's "Gone Girl" out of the top spot.

This weekend, "Dracula Untold," "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," "Addicted," and "The Judge" will all toss their names into the hat of fall quarter film releases. The biggest name in these films is arguably Robert Downey Jr., who recently talked to Deadline about how he feels about his career.

"I always think part of success is being able to replicate results, taking what is interesting or viable about yourself as a professional person and seeing if your bring it into different situations with similar results. So there is some part of you that feels like, yes, and it's going to stay this way, and the other part of me is like, is that the metric by which I want to measure my success," the "Iron Man" actor said.

While "The Judge" isn't expected to break any box office monuments this weekend, it may boost Robert Downey Jr.'s chances of getting an Academy Award for Best Actor. Box Office Pro expects that the film will make a solid $13 million this weekend, but that will put the film in the fifth spot behind the next studio horror/thriller/action film, "Dracula Untold."

"Dracula Untold" was initially forecasted to have a tough weekend back in August, but since then tracking suggests that it will debut at number four with $15.5 million. Ahead of "Dracula Untold" will be "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." The family film will be bolstered by its appeal to a wider audience (since last weekend was dominated by Rated-R films).

Finally, Box Office Pro expects Ben Affleck to keep "Gone Girl" in the top spot, followed by "The Conjuring" spin off "Annabelle." Overall, there will be more of the same this weekend, with perhaps some early Oscar buzz for Robert Downey Jr. in "The Judge."

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